FreeLists / blindipod / [blindipod] Re: converting mp3 files

[Woody Anna Dresner <wadresner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Cristobal,

You can go to the File menu in iTunes and choose Add Folder to 
Library, then choose the folder where your books are and import them. 
To get the results you want, you need to tell iTunes to make a copy 
of each file as it imports it; otherwise it will just create a 
shortcut to the file. To do this, do the following:
   * 1. Type Control-Comma; or type Alt-E to open the Edit menu, up 
arrow once to Preferences, and press Enter.
   * 2. Press Tab until you reach the tab control in this multi-page 
dialog. Typically, you're on a page called General.
   * 3. Press Right Arrow repeatedly to move through the various 
pages (Control-Tab doesn't work) until you reach the OK button. This 
means you've reached the Advanced page, but focus has shifted away 
from the tab control.
   * 4. Press Tab until you reach a tab control called General. The 
Advanced page is actually a multi-page dialog box within the larger 
Preferences dialog box, and you are now on the General page within that box.
   * 5. Press Tab until you reach a check box called "Copy files to 
iTunes music folder when adding to library," and check it.
   * 6. Tab to OK and press Enter.
   * Another possibility I just thought of is that I'm pretty sure 
you can set Winamp and RealPlayer to import or save music in AAC 
format. If you use one of those programs on a regular basis, that 
would be another option.
   * Cheers,
   * Anna